| Author | Iain Banks |
| Imprint | Abacus |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company (UK) |
| Illustrator | Peter Brown (3) |
| First Published by | Scribners |
| Typeset by | Leaper & Gard Ltd |
| Printed by | Clays Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| This Edition Published | 1993 |
| Reprinted | 1993 |
| Pages / Font | 501 pages |
| ISBN | 0 349 10323 2 |
| Price | UK £6.99 |
| EAN 5 | 00699 |
| Barcode | 9 780349 103235 |
| Notes | Reprinted 1993 (three times) |